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<p>So you have decided to jump ship and install Wordpress Multi-user (WPMU). If you have ever installed Wordpress before, the process should be nearly identical.</p>
<p>WPMU requires several options be in place before it is installed.</p>
<h2>The Pre-installation</h2>
<p>First you need to make sure your server meets the <a href="Next you need to make sure your server meets the Wordpress requirements.">Wordpress requirements</a>.</p>

<p>If you are not sure if mod_rewrite is enabled you can do a quick check. However, by default, most servers already have done. <a href="http://www.tutorio.com/tutorial/enable-mod-rewrite-on-apache">Tutorio</a> has a good instructions:</p>
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  <li>Find the httpd.conf file (usually you will find it in a folder called conf, config or something along those lines)</li>
  <li>Inside the httpd.conf file uncomment the line <em>LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so</em> (remove the pound '#' sign from in front of the line)</li>
  <li>Also find the line <em>ClearModuleList</em> is uncommented then find and make sure that the line <em>AddModule mod_rewrite.c</em> is not commented out.</li>

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<h2>Creating your database</h2>
<p>WPMU uses a databse to store all of your information. Before you install you must create a database for WPMU to store things. You will need to find PHPmyadmin in your hosting control panel. PHPmyadmin manages all of your databases, and thus WPMU.</p>
<p>When you enter PHPmyadmin you should see a &quot;create database&quot; field. Enter the following information and then click create.</p>
<p><img src="database.jpg" width="532" height="152" /></p>
<p>Now you have to create a user to allow Wordpress MU access to the database.</p>
<p>On the front page, find the privileges link.</p>
<p><img src="user_1.jpg" width="194" height="90" /></p>

<p>On the next page click on &quot;create a new user&quot;. FIll out the following values. I recommend writing down the user name and pass word. BE sure to select &quot;localhost&quot; and to click &quot;check all&quot;.</p>
<p><img src="user_2.jpg" width="1044" height="698" /></p>
<p>Then click go.</p>
<h2>The fun part</h2>
<p>Now you have a database created you will need download and extract WPMU where you want your blogs to hosted. Mostly likely you will want this in your site's root. However if you want your blogs to be located at www.domain.com/blog be sure to extract the file in your &quot;blogs&quot; folder.</p>

<p>Then navigate to the index of the directory you installed it. For example if you installed it in the root of your domain just point your browser to www.domain.com.</p>
<p>You should see this screen.</p>
<p>Remember all the information we wrote down? Here is where you will need it. Chances are you will not need to change the &quot;database host&quot; part. The database is the name of the database we created in step 1, while the user name and password are the same as in the previous step. Be sure not to include a &quot;www&quot; in your server address.</p>
<p><img src="install.jpg" width="720" height="716" /></p>
<p>You should be done! Congrats!</p>
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